Mayor Bill Peduto’s chief of staff Kevin Acklin used vacation days to make fund raising calls on the mayor’s behalf. Concern has been expressed over calls made to developers currently doing business with the URA board. Is this blurring the relationship between developers and the administration? Reporter Rich Lord of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteand Pittsburgh City Paper editor Charlie Deitch join us.

Unrest over the lack of development on the 28-acre site that once included the Civic Arena has found its way to Pittsburgh City Council.

Council members will vote this week on a bill requesting the involvement of the city solicitor. The bill was introduced by Councilman Daniel Lavelle who represents the neighborhoods closest to the site.